Brazil to suspend sales of breast augmentation wit...

Brazilian National Sanitary Surveillance Agency announced on the 21st in the country to suspend sales to medical institutions, domestic and imported, breast augmentation with silicone implants. The ban with effect from March 22, before the introduction of new standards of quality testing has been effective.     Health Supervision Bureau pointed out that the manufacturers of silicone implants in the future must be accepted in its product ingredients and silica endurance test and to obtain the quality certification can only be sold. Of Quality Supervision, the agency will focus on monitoring the prosthesis if it contains heavy metals cadmium, lead, mercury and other damage to human health. In addition, plastic surgery medical institutions, practitioners must be the risks of silicone breast implants and related product life cycle to inform the customer.     On the 9th of this month, the Brazilian Sanitary Surveillance Agency ordered a halt to the import and sale of France PIP Netherlands ROFIL two brands of silicone products in Brazil. Over a period of time in Brazil have occurred silicone prosthesis breakage assault cases, the regulatory body received a large number of customer complaints, had to temporarily take the one size fits all measures to rectify the industry market